Which Tannoys, folks?

[Marco]

Pics {cough}, pics!



Marco,

[dantheman91]

Any Pics

[Reffc]

I'll post some pics up tomorrow

[Reffc]

Photos as promised:

Main cabs in great nick and very substantially built (read "heavy!)



Grilles in lovely condition:



Typical sight when unveiling HPD's for the first time on years! It's fair to say that these will need a re-foam!



Driver details: Drivers removed and taken apart. mint condition except for foam surrounds. Carefully reassembled ready for transport and repair:



All in all, a great find and I look forward to having them singing in probably a few months time.

[dantheman91]

Lovely stuff nice find.

[walpurgis]

They look really nice Paul. I love the look of the Teak finish, beige grilled Tannoys.

A couple of points, the cones you have there are probably nicely run in. If you put new cones in the speakers won't properly 'come on song' for months, as the stiff new cones will have to break in and develop their regular break-up patterns.

I'd suggest putting new foam surrounds on the old cones. It's actually fairly easy to do on the HPD 315 as the whole cone assembly can be detached by releasing a few screws around the front suspension and rear spider, then unsoldering the lead out wires. Good new surrounds are available and if you are at all practical you should ba able to do it.

If you look here (link below) on AOS at my recent renovation of my Cheviots it will guide you through the process as the drivers are very similar. Yours are actually easier to work on as mine had glued in front suspension.

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19555

Contact me if you'd like advice or an opinion on any of it.

Geoff.

[Reffc]

Thankd Geoff

may take you up on that! Had someone offer to do these for a barter trade, as part of me thinks when moving things on it's always better to get an established dealer stamp on the repairs (can affect resale value) but I may give them a go as long as the voice coils haven't been damaged. What about shims, dust caps etc?

[walpurgis]

Thankd Geoff

may take you up on that! Had someone offer to do these for a barter trade, as part of me thinks when moving things on it's always better to get an established dealer stamp on the repairs (can affect resale value) but I may give them a go as long as the voice coils haven't been damaged. What about shims, dust caps etc?

You should not need to remove the dustcaps. Some people use shims, but a bit of patience and care will centre the coils without the need for them. I describe how it's done in my renovation. The whole job reasonably easy on the HPD 315.

I wouldn't worry about resale value, if they look and sound right, you'll have no bother selling them. Lets face it, you have little to lose if you'd already factored the cost of replacing the whole cone assemblies, not cheap! If you bugger it up, you can still go with the new cone option. Although, as I said there are benefits in re-using the old cones. My surrounds came from Australia via eBay and cost me a bit under £50.

[Reffc]

You should not need to remove the dustcaps. Some people use shims, but a bit of patience and care will centre the coils without the need for them. I describe how it's done in my renovation. The whole job reasonably easy on the HPD 315.

I wouldn't worry about resale value, if they look and sound right, you'll have no bother selling them. Lets face it, you have little to lose if you'd already factored the cost of replacing the whole cone assemblies, not cheap! If you bugger it up, you can still go with the new cone option. Although, as I said there are benefits in re-using the old cones. My surrounds came from Australia via eBay and cost me a bit under £50.

Well I'll be testing the voice coils today. They should read about 10 Ohms (treble unit) according to Lockwood Audio. That'll tell me whether I can get away with just the foam surrounds. They pointed out that lifting the ribs to tuck the foam surrounds in was tricky (I see you managed it!). I think I could re-foam them no problems but would rather have them uprated for improved power handling and I'd know they were good for another 30 years.

Lockwood's charges are very reasonable, so it hinges on the voice coils condition really. Either way I won't lose anything on them. Lockwoods confirmed that they're a very rare and sought after pair so worth doing properly rather than me just re-foaming. I'll be re-wiring with high quality cabling and inserting new high quality binding posts. The cabs will get some minor facelift treatment but are so good its more a question of keeping them that way!

Tempted to go the Lockwood route only because it does help with saleability to a much wider audience. Trying to convince the wife though that we should keep them if I can find somewhere to tuck them away when not in use!

[Marco]

Nice one, Paul. I think they look FAB (lovely period feel to them and the cabs have a gorgeous patina) - just my sort of thing!

I'd also agree with Geoff's suggestion about retaining the original cones and re-foaming those, as what he's saying is spot-on. When you're finished lovingly restoring the Mansfield's, I'd expect them to give your Turnberry's more than a few surprises!

Marco.